Belgium vs Germany: Birth rate
Belgium
8.68 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany
8.51 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Germany rank
198th
Birth rate over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.68 births per 1,000 people against 8.51 births per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.17 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Germany ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 16.3 births per 1,000 people | 0.5186 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 17.03 births per 1,000 people | 0.8344 births per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | 10.86 births per 1,000 people | 2.23 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 12.05 births per 1,000 people | 10.89 births per 1,000 people | 1.16 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 11.73 births per 1,000 people | 9.98 births per 1,000 people | 1.75 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 11.33 births per 1,000 people | 8.61 births per 1,000 people | 2.72 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.92 births per 1,000 people | 8.88 births per 1,000 people | 2.04 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 9.66 births per 1,000 people | 8.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.6672 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 8.68 births per 1,000 people against 8.51 births per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.17 births per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for birth rate?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Germany ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.